Edinburgh fire: Mound closed after fire services called to a blaze at Wash Bar

The Mound in Edinburgh has been closed to traffic causing heavy delays, after emergency services rushed to a blaze at the Wash Bar.

The Scottish Fire and rescue services were called to the scene in the city centre on Saturday morning at 10.37am after a fire on the ground floor of the pub.

Four vehicles attended including fire engines from Tollcross, McDonald Road, Marionville and a high reach appliance.

There were no casualties, it has been confirmed. The cause of the fire is not known.

The fire on ground floor of the bar has been put out

The road reopened shortly after 1pm.

A witness said: "I was driving through the city and I thought traffic was way heavier than usual but it wasn’t until I turned onto the Mound that I saw the road closed sign and lots of emergency service vehicles.

"There were a few fire engines and a police cars too. It was difficult to see what was actually happening but it looked like it could be bad.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “The fire service was called to reports at North Bank Street this morning at a commercial premises on North Bank

Street. The fire was extinguished successfully.”

The extent of the damage to the premises is unknown.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 11.10am on Saturday, 8 October, police were called to a report of a fire in North Bank Street. Officers attended to assist with traffic management."